Fodder-disintegrator



G. M. MERWIN.

FODDER DISINTEGRATUR.

APPLICATION man Nov. 26. 1920.

Rjeissued F61. 22, 1921.

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GEORGE M. MERWIN, 0F BERWYN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY` MESN E ASSIGNMENTS, TO. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY..

FoDDER-D'ISINTEGRATOR.

Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Rissued Feb. 22, 1921` Original No..1,303,352, dated May 13, 1919, Serial No. 73,887, led January 24, 1916. Application for p reissue led November 26, 1920. Serial No. 426,645.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Gnonen M. MERWIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Berwyn, in the county of Cook and State'of Illinois, have .invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fodder-Disintegrators, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specilication. l

My invention relates to fodder disintegrators. l

It has for its object to meisten ensilage in such an improved manner as to facilitate the moistening process, reduce. the power re guired, and increase thel life ofthe cutter.

attain these objects by supplying the moisture to the ensilagein an improved manner after the ensilage has been delivered from the fan casing and elevated to the top of the silo, preferably supplying the moisture thereto in a stream moving substantially in the direction of -movement. of the ensilage and acting upon the latter as the same is delivered to the silo.

Inthe accompanying drawing I have, for,

purposes of illustration, shown one embodimentwhich my invention may assume in practice.

The cutter shown may be of any standard construction, including a frame 1 4mounted upon wheels 2 and carrying a combined cutter and fan head 3.011 a shaft 4, this head 3 being inclosed in the usual fan casing 5.

, In the construction shown the shaft 4 is driven by a belt 6 connected to any suitable source of power and'extending around apulone end ofthe shaft. As usual, the ensilage cut by the head 3 is blown by the blast developed thereby up through the delllvery means, which comprises the vertical pipe 8 and distributer 11. The upper end of the pipe 8 is curved laterally and formed into an open throated delivery member 9 which extends over the silo wall 10, or through an opening therein, and carries the distributer 11 pivotally connected theretoat' 12. The distributer 1s movable about the pivotal connection to distribute the ensilage within the silo in a well known manner.

In my improved construction a pump 13 of any desired form, and preferably of the rotary the ensilage cutter at a point to one side of the shaft 4 and preferably. substantially in line with the pipe 8. 4This pump is provided -any suitable ving 5, as has heretofore been type, is mounted upon the frame l1 of with av rotating member or shaft 14 whichv may be driven from the ensilage cutter in manner or by any other source of power, the member 14, for instance, being shown herein as driven by means of a belt 15 passing over pulleys 16 and 17 mounted on the shafts 14 and 4 respectively. The inlet of this pump is shown herein in the form'of a laterally and downwardly extending pipe 1 8 which extends into any suitable source of liquid supply 19, while the outlet thereof assumes the form of a pipe 20 extending upward to a point substantially opposite `the top of the delivery member 9, where it is extended laterally, as shown at 21, and protruding preferably into the distributer, where, if desired, a suitable delivery nozzle 22 may be placed on the pipe.

It will be noted that in y struction there is no flooding of the casthe case, that no water may find its way into the casing, that the power requirements are relatively small, that the life of the machine is increased by the elimination df the water in the casing, and that the moisture is applied to ythe ensilage in such a manner as to thoroughly `distribute it among the particles of ensilage without in any way interfering with the delivery movement of the latter, but, instead, assisting in 'the delivery operation. These and other advantages of my improved construction will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

my improved con-v While I have in this application specifi.

cally described one embodiment of my Yinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself thereto and that I contemplate covering all modifications4 of the invention embodying the spirit of the same within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new is:

1. In a fodder disintegrating and delivering machine, ensilage cutting and delivering mechanism including means for delivering the fodder in acontinuousstream, an upwardly extending delivery member, a downwardly extending distributer connected theretoand receiving material therefrom, means for supplying moisture to the moving stream of fodder as it passes through said distribute, means forl said moisture supplying means and said ensilage cutting mechanism.

and common operating .ln an ensilag'c cutting und dclivprinf;

machine., fodder uisincgrating :ind ddii/cru pnt-e and ingr mechanism including a delivery pip@ mung :m open sided dclivcry end7 :i dis rribitcr rcceiviug material from said pipe,

means for Supplying fired *fodder 'ziter liquid tu *che disinit leaves the delivery csnirnon operating incems for said icidcr disintegratingmechanism and Said mcaiis i701' sup-iiyi-ng'liquifil.

T. In a inddcr disineg ating and distributing machine. cut-ting and delivering nicch- :i1':.isriis including Lleiivc-rjv and dicributv inf; niernhcrs a pump Wihz delivery pipe icuding inte; distrihuriiig :mcinhc-r for supplying; moisture to the fodder, and n, common Opm-ating means im' said cutting mechanism and said pump.

4r. .ln a fodder disiniegrating and dist-ribnhiug machine., disiniicgmting niechzinisui having a discharge (initie-t, connected t thc` outlet and adapted to deliver the disintegrated fodder at a point of discharge, mea-ns for supplying 'Water to the delivery means .fodder between' the. discharge outlet and paintof dischurgc, and :L common cperating means for said disintegrating mechanism und said water supplying means.

In a. fodder disintcgrating and distributing mzichinc`A Cutting and blowing mcclia, nism, delivery means lcading from the. Vblowing; nicchfmism to a point .of dicchurgc, und incansfci" Supplying Water to the disin @grated fodder between the blower and point ct' discharge.

In a fodder disinrcgrating and distribuiflng'niachinc, thecombinatiun QE cuttinv, and Glowing mechanism. delivery means adrlptcd to receive the fodder from the blower und. discharge it', into a silo, :L pump, a delivery pip@ leading from the pump to the delivcry Ine-(ins to supply Water to the disintegrated fodder, and common driving means for the cutting and blowing mechanisn and pump.

1n testimony whereof I aix my signature.

GEORGE M. MERWIN. 

